U Thant funeral crisis
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The U Thant funeral crisis or U Thant crisis was a series of protests and riots in the then-Burmese capital of Rangoon triggered by the death of U Thant, the third Secretary-General of the United Nati
Final resting place of U Thant
U Thant, the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971
University of Yangon
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The University of Yangon is a public university in Yangon, Myanmar. Located in Kamayut Township on the southwestern bank of Inya Lake, it is the country's oldest university and celebrated its centenar
U Thant funeral crisis
…United Nations on 25 November 1974. In response to the Burmese military government's refusal to give him a state funeral, student activists from the Rangoon Arts and Sciences University (RASU) took his body away from the official funeral procession and marched it to the university campus where they held their own ceremony for him. The…
Rangoon College in the early 1900s, before it merged with Judson College
The university suffered damage during World War II
7 July 1962 peaceful march from Convocation Hall on Chancellor Road
Students protesting at Yangon University in 2014